Training Clip 1

See Freedom in the September
issue of American Hunter Magazine
in the Gun Dog section.

2008 Open High Point Dog
Sunrise First Freedom
Owner: Kyle Wintersteen
Handler: Mike Wallace

FC Sunrise First Freedom
Owner: Kyle Wintersteen

2008 National Open High Point

   

 

 

 

 

Most gundog trainers are fairly skilled, otherwise they'd need to get real jobs. There is a small, upper echelon of trainers, however, who have a natural rapport with dogs others never achieve. They're the dog whisperers, if you'll pardon the cliché, and Mike Wallace fits into this elite category. It is a bit comical watching him exercise his dogs; Many people have enough trouble communicating "hup, back and come" with their springers, but Mike will (somewhat jokingly) speak in complete sentences and the dogs honestly seem to understand.

One of the biggest keys to Mike's highly regarded training regimen is his reliance on the dogs' instinctive desires to hunt and please. He does not force his spaniels into gundogs, rather, he has an incredible knack for getting their natural drive to shine through. He's also a darn nice guy, a combination that's made him one of the most respected and well-liked folks in the spaniel community.

--Kyle Wintersteen
     

How to sneak your dog into
a hotel.

Placements  - 2009  2008

2009

2008 Open High Point Dog
Sunrise First Freedom
Owner: Kyle Wintersteen
Handler: Mike WallaceBushy Hill Spaniel Club

September 27 & 28, 2008
Open 4th - FC Sunrise First Freedom  "Freedom"
O: Kyle Wintersteen 
H: Mike Wallace

Patriot Sporting Spaniel Club
September 13-14, 2008
Open 4th - FC Sunrise First Freedom “Freedom”
O: Kyle Wintersteen
H:  Mike Wallace

Maine Spaniel Club
September 6-7, 2008
Open 1st - FC Sunrise First Freedom “Freedom”
O: Kyle Wintersteen
H:  Mike Wallace

New Jersey
Apprentice Jon Cook
March 29 and 30, 2008
Open 3rd - Surnrise First Freedom  "Freedom"
O:  Kyle Wintersteen  H:  Mike Wallace

March 8 and 9, 2008
Mid Atlantic
Judges: John Leininger and Terry Quinlan
Open 1st - FC Sunrise First Freedom
O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

Hall of Fame Second Field Trial - February 8-10, 2008
Judges: Cathy Lewis and Mike Noland
Open 1st - FC Fawnhavens Misty of Salmy
O/H:  Mike Wallace
Open 4th - FC Sunrise First Freedom  (Pending Water Test)
O:  Kyle Wintersteen  H: Mike Wallace

Hall of Fame First Field Trial - Feb 6-8, 2008
Judges: Jason Givens and John Knowles
Open 1st - FC Sunrise First Freedom  (Pending Water Test)
O:  Kyle Wintersteen   H:  Mike Wallace

January 26 & 27, 2008 - Houston ESS Club
Judges:  Dan Hale & Tim Lindsey
Open 2nd - Sunrise First Freedom  "Freedom"
O:  Kyle Wintersteen  H: Mike Wallace

2008 - Placements

September 8th and 9th - Maine
Judges: Alex Smith and Billy Akkouris
 4th Sunrise First Freedom "Freedom"
O: Kyle Wintersteen H: Mike Wallace

October 7, 8, 2006 - Long Island
Open Stake
4th  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

October 13, 14, 2006 - Cocker Club
Puppy Stake
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

October 28, 29, 2006 - Mid-Penn
Puppy Stake
2nd  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

November 25, 26, 2006 - LASHA
Puppy Stake
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace May 26th, 2006 -

Central Ontario
1st  Sunrise First Freedom - O: Kyle Wintersteen - H: Mike Wallace

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